The Father

A detailed Summary of The Father

Is hard work worth the pain and misfortunes of life? To a widowed man left to raise ten

children; four of whom were younger than the age of seven, it is. He worked at any job he could;

all, caused him to surrender to an infamous wheelchair, with the agony of a crippling back pain. I

prefer not to reveal our relationship, but I do know that at the age of 86, he is proud of himself.

In the dark, musty room, he sits lonely at the foot of his bed, devoutly playing his

guitar, playing the old and used tune of his time. His lips are moving as if speaking a secret,

singing mumbled words that once were heard with loud and roaring lungs, something that seems

to be getting tougher to do. His piercing blue eyes are fixed at the closed gray curtain that stops

the warm morning sunlight from filling the room. The curtain restra

prevent mistakes, though getting stuck due to many years of wear to the bones. Now and then he

except for the creaking of the chair. He lies motionless on his bed face up, as I cry, I know his

raspy voice wasn't of much compliment to his smile, since 64 years of smoking did great damage

Some common words found in the essay are:
, rocking chair, gray curtain, bedroom door,

Approximate Word count = 584
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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